Fibonacci

Which of the following would be a Fibonacci sequence?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26
• 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
• 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Fibonacci was from _________.

• Italy
• Greece
• Russia
• Egypt

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What did young Fibonacci do with his father?

• play baseball
• paint
• travel
• partial fraction decomposition

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Fibonacci was instumental in introducing Europe to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system (the one we use today).  What system was being used prior to this?

• Babylonian
• Binary
• Roman
• Egyptian

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What animal helped Fibonacci recognize his sequence?

• elephant
• rabbit
• camel
• dog

Fibonacci introduced the use of the "fraction bar" to signify a fraction.  What was used prior to that?

• quotation marks around the numerator
• the word "fraction"
• a dash
• a box

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Fibonacci wrote a book called Liber Abbaci which translates as ______________.

• The Book of Freedom
• The Book of Calculations
• Free Willy
• The Book of Really Hard Problems

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was Fibonacci's real name?

• Leonardo Pisano
• Leo Pisa
• The Big Fibber
• Leonardo Fibo

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5